Dropbox desktop application is a convenient alternative to the website that lets you use Dropbox directly from your desktop
To put Files in your Dropbox Folder
When you install the Dropbox desktop application, it creates a new folder on your computer. It works like any other folder on your hard drive, except everything in your Dropbox folder automatically syncs to the web and to any other computer with Dropbox installed. Move your files into your Dropbox by dragging and dropping them into your Dropbox folder. That's it. The files you dropped in will automatically be backed up online and synced
Click the Choose Files button and then select the files on your computer that you'd like to add to your Dropbox.
Choose as many files as you like, and then click the Start Upload button.
The window will disappear, your files will start uploading, and you'll be shown a progress indicator. That's it, you've added files to your Dropbox!to your other computers. You don't have to do anything. You can even save files directly to your Dropbox folder from any application.
Files in your Dropbox stay on your computer's hard drive, so you can always access your files even if you are offline. Dropbox works in the background and will automatically sync any new changes the next time you are online.
Add files using the website
Log in to the Dropbox website.
Using the interactive file browser, click the Upload button. A window will appear.
Click the Choose Files button and then select the files on your computer that you'd like to add to your Dropbox.
Choose as many files as you like, and then click the Start Upload button.
The window will disappear, your files will start uploading, and you'll be shown a progress indicator. That's it, you've added files to your Dropbox!
Share a Folder with others Dropbox shared folders allow you to share lots of stuff in one go, or collaborate with people on a shared set of files.
Create a New Shared Folder
To create a new shared folder, click on the Create a new shared folder button from the **Sharing** tab of your Dropbox account.
Share an Existing Folder
To share an existing folder, the folder has to be in your Dropbox folder. You can create a folder in your Dropbox folder just as you would anywhere else on your hard drive.
Dropbox
Dropbox desktop application is a convenient alternative to the website that lets you use Dropbox directly from your desktop
To put Files in your Dropbox Folder
When you install the Dropbox desktop application, it creates a new folder on your computer. It works like any other folder on your hard drive, except everything in your Dropbox folder automatically syncs to the web and to any other computer with Dropbox installed.
Move your files into your Dropbox by dragging and dropping them into your Dropbox folder. That's it. The files you dropped in will automatically be backed up online and synced
The window will disappear, your files will start uploading, and you'll be shown a progress indicator. That's it, you've added files to your Dropbox!to your other computers. You don't have to do anything. You can even save files directly to your Dropbox folder from any application.
Files in your Dropbox stay on your computer's hard drive, so you can always access your files even if you are offline. Dropbox works in the background and will automatically sync any new changes the next time you are online.
Add files using the website
- Log in to the Dropbox website.
- Using the interactive file browser, click the Upload button. A window will appear.
- Click the Choose Files button and then select the files on your computer that you'd like to add to your Dropbox.
- Choose as many files as you like, and then click the Start Upload button.
The window will disappear, your files will start uploading, and you'll be shown a progress indicator. That's it, you've added files to your Dropbox!Share a Folder with others
Dropbox shared folders allow you to share lots of stuff in one go, or collaborate with people on a shared set of files.
Create a New Shared Folder
To create a new shared folder, click on the Create a new shared folder button from the **Sharing** tab of your Dropbox account.Share an Existing Folder
To share an existing folder, the folder has to be in your Dropbox folder. You can create a folder in your Dropbox folder just as you would anywhere else on your hard drive.